What does it mean that the Dutch Government collapsed?
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The government is appointed by parlaiment, and you need the majority of the parlaiment to agree. It is straightforward if a single party has that majority, but if you have many smaller parties and none individually have enough votes, then some parties need to collaborate and form a coalition to have enough votes.
But what happens if one of those coalition partners decides the agreement doesn’t suit them anymore? Well, the majority of parlaiment can remove the government just the same. There is no need to wait until the end of term, and for opposition, that is a much easier agreement to come to.
It’s pretty common for governments to collapse like that. Sometimes, it results in a new and different coalition forming a new government, and sometimes it means snap elections if a new coalition can’t be agreed on.
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